My clients often say, “I know, I know you always say I need to take care of myself too” because it is an essential component of parenting that I address repeatedly. Yet what I have realized is that often my
Conscious Family West Coast Tour; We’re off!
And we’re off! We began with a weekend in Oakhurst, (gateway town to Yosemite) celebrating my nephew’s birthday with family who is lucky enough to live there. We enjoyed their giant shady oak trees, beautiful Bass lake, a gazillion stars
Rediscovering Silence
A friend of mine who shares my delight in making green smoothies with a Vitamix (highpowered blender), came bearing a wonderful gift surprisingly full of fun for the whole family: a pair of noise cancelling headphones. The Vitamix is horribly
Stop and See without judgement
We are coming out of a week of being sick with coughs, colds and fevers. The exhaustion Ifeel reminds me of life with baby. When we start to have more freedom because our children’s needs are now less physically intense,
Ask Spirit!
Yesterday, I sat in with Maya for a simple speech screening. She seemed like a little lady sitting there very studiously responding to the speech therapist’s “games” which mostly including repeating words and sentences. I marveled at how grown up
Every mother needs a village!
It takes a while for mothers to put all the pieces together; the practical daily child care issues, the emotional/parenting related issues, the changes in her life roles, her personal family history, the body’s healing, her hormonal adjustment, the changes
Grieving With Children
The other day, my four year old daughter, Maya hears a honky tonk sounding song of Christine Kane’s and says, “Mom watch my show!” Then she pushes six of our dining room table chairs together to make a stage. She has
Enforcing limits or loving?
A couple years ago, as I went outside to get a bag out of the garage, I asked my 3 y.o daughter to stay inside because it was cold out there. Of course, being the spirited and self-directed girl that
Nurturing Children’s Intuition
Many have heard this story: A little girl who just became a big sister, is found in the baby’s room, leaning over the baby’s bassinet. She is overheard asking the baby in a whisper, “tell me what God is like,